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Redick: 'No joy' in way Clippers played

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From a financial standpoint, the writing was on the wall that J.J. Redick's tenure with the Los Angeles Clippers was coming to an end - and apparently it was psychologically obvious, too.

Redick wants to be happy wherever he plays, and during his final year in Los Angeles, it became clear that he was no longer content.

"It's shitty to say this, but I think I've had a loss of joy. I look at our team and how we play, and there's no joy in it," Redick said in his Uninterrupted documentary. "That bothers me.

"I don't think 18 months ago, I don't think that I was even ... I was open to leaving. I thought I would retire here. The NBA will teach you that things can change very quickly."

The 33-year-old shooting guard was a part of the organization for four years (2013-17), and the Clippers never advanced past the second round of the playoffs during his tenure. At the start of the documentary, Redick recalled a moment in the locker room following his team's Game 7 loss to the Utah Jazz at Staples Center, where he asked himself: "What is the point of all of this?"

That loss of joy could have come from the Clippers' inability to get over the hump and truly become championship contenders, or maybe it had something to do with the way the offense was run. Head coach Doc Rivers did say earlier this week that he'll look to move the rock more now that Chris Paul is with the Houston Rockets, since Paul needed the ball in his hands to be effective.

At the end of the day, Redick wound up where he wanted to be with the Philadelphia 76ers, albeit on a short-term, one-year contract worth $23 million. The Clippers prioritized keeping Paul and Blake Griffin over Redick. In the City of Brotherly Love, Redick can remain a starter and also serve as a positive veteran influence on the young core.

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